Tani Buncho
A House on a Cliff with Mountains in the Background

A House on a Cliff with Mountains in the Background

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A House on a Cliff with Mountains in the Background
ArtistJapanese, 1763–1841
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • A House on a Cliff with Mountains in the Background
Date1815
MediumInk and light color on silk
DimensionsImage: 5 7/8 × 7 in. (14.9 × 17.8 cm)
 Sheet: 7 × 8 1/4 in. (17.8 × 21 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Elizabeth S. and Marjorie G. Horning Asian Art Accessions Endowment
Object number2014.672.11
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenancePurchased by Joan B. Mirviss, Ltd. from a private dealer's acution in Kyoto, Japan, 2002. Sold to a private collection, New York, 2004. Bought back by Joan B. Mirviss, Ltd., 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed lower left side: Bunchô hitsu
Sealed lower left side: Bunchô

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Ink and light color on silk
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Ink and light color on silk
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Ink and light color on silk
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Ink and light color on silk
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Ink and light color on silk
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